Footwear



23, 1940. J. B. GREIDER FOOTWEAR Filed March 7, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 mmmm INVENTOR JAMES B GREIDER ATTORNEYS 23, 1940. J. B. GREIDER FOOTWEARFil ed March 7, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR JAMES B. GREIDERATTORNEYS Patented Apr. 23, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FOOTWEARJames B. ,Greider, Racine, Wil.

Application March 7,

1 Claim.

This invention appertains to footwear, and more particularly to shoes ofthe type having a wedge-shaped pad of cushioning material (such assponge rubber), in the soles thereof extending from the ball to andunder the heel seat, whereby to form a substantially flat outer face onthe sole and thusgive an adequate and resilient support for the heelsand arches of the wearer.

Shoes of this type have been difiicult to mend and after the wear soleshave been worn through, it has been customary to send the shoes back tothe factory for this repair work.

It is, therefore, one of the primary objects of my invention to providenovel means for constructing a shoe of this typ whereby the shoe can beprovided witha welt extending entirely around the same, so that the wearsole can be sewed thereto and thereby permit the repair of the shoe bythe ordinary shoemaker.

Another salient object of my invention is to provide a shoe having aninsole and a middle sole for receiving the resilient cushion padtherebetween, the two soles forming means for permitting the upper to bestitched thereto, and the middle sole permitting the carrying of a weltto i receive the wear sole by the ordinary Goodyear stitching.

A further important object of my invention is to form a novel wear solesubstantially fiat from toe to heel, with the fore part thereof formedfrom leather and the rear part thereof formed from hard rubber.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel construction, arrangement, and formation of parts, as will behereinafter more specifically described, claimed, and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a shoe constructed in accordancewith my invention, parts of the shoe being shown broken away and insection. 5

Figure 2 is an enlarged, fragmentary, transverse sectional view throughthe toe part of the shoe.

Figure 3 is a similar view taken through the heel part of the shoe.

Figure 4 is a bottom plan view of the shoe, with parts thereof brokenaway and in section.

Figure 5 is a detail perspective view of the insole.

Figure 6 is a detail perspective view of the middle sole, Figures 5 and6 being taken on a smaller scale than Figures 1 to 4.

Figure 7 is an enlarged, fragmentary sectional 1938, Serial No. 194,411

view through the heel part of the insole, taken substantially on theline 1-1 of Figure 5.

Figure 8 is a fragmentary perspective view 11- lustrating one step inthe course of making -the shoe.

Figure 9 is a detail perspective view of the cushioning pad, the viewbeing substantially on the same scale as Figures 5 and 6.

Referring to the drawings in detail, wherein similar referencecharacters designate correl0 sponding parts throughout the severalviews, the letter S generally indicates my improved shoe, and the sameincludes an insole l0 and a middle S018 II. I l

The under-surface of the insole Ill, from the 1 ball forwardly to thetoe, is cut away, as at I2, so that the sole at this portion will beformed relatively thin. From the ball to the heel, the insole isprovided with an inseaming channel I3 and an outstanding lip H. Themiddle sole ll is of the same thickness throughout, and its lowersurface is provided entirely around the same with an inseaming channell4 and an outstanding lip IS. .The two soles at the toe portion arefirmly united by suitable adhesive, and a wedge-shaped pad of cushioningmaterial, such as sponge rubber, I6 is placed between the two soles fromthe ball back to and under the heel seat.

The fore part of the upper is lasted by inseaming stitching I! to themiddle sole II, and these stitches are received within the channel It.The rear part of the upper from the ball back is secured to the insoleIll by inseaming stitches 18, which are received within the channel l3.A flexible leather covering I9 is provided for the cushioning pad 16,and this covering has its upper face turned in at the heel seat and theshank of the shoe, and is secured to the insole III by suitable nails20. If desired, a flexible heel piece 2| can be placed under the intumedpart of the leather, and this piece can be held in place by the nails20.

By referring to Figure 8, it can be seen that during the course ofmanufacture of the shoe, 46 the fore part of the upper is placed overthe middle sole, while the rear part of the upper is placed under themiddle sole and on top of the insole.

In accordance with my invention, a wear sole 22 is provided, and thiswear sole is of the same thickness throughout and extends from the toeto the heel. A welt 23 is placed entirely around the middle sole and issecured to the middle sole by means of inseaming stitches, which are 22,198,388 a I r received within the channel i4. At the fore part oi. theshoe the welt 23is secured in place by the stitching H, which holds theupper, and this stitching can be continued back around the middle solefor thewelt and for securing the lower edge or the flexible leathercovering it in place.

I prefer to utilize a compound wear sole, that is, with the fore partthereof formed from a leather piece 24 and the heel part thereof formedfrom a rubber piece 25. ;These pieces have their meeting edges beveledand overlappe and the overlapping edges can be firmly secured togetherby staples 28.

While I have termed the sole II a middle sole, so as to differentiatethe same from the sole l0, it is to be noted that, in effect, the samefunctions as an insole. In some instances, a single insole can beprovided, and the same can be split from the heel to the ball to formChanges in details may be made without departing from the spirit or thescope or this invention, but what I claim as new is:

A shoe comprising an upper, an insole, a middle sole, the middle soleand insole being attached at the toe part, a pad 01 cushioning materialinterposed between the insole and the middle sole at the heel and shank,the middle sole being provided entirely around the same with aninseaming channel and a lip, therear part of the insole at the shank andheel being provided with an inseaming channel and a lip, inseamingstitching securing the rear part of the upper to the insole and over thelip, a covering of flexible material for the pad 01' cushioning materialturned over the upper face of the pad, a heel piece placed under theinturned'upper margin of the covering, means securing the heel piece andinturned margin to the insole, a welt extending entirely around themidle sole and inseamed thereto, the lower edge of the covering and theforepart of the upper being placed over the lip of the middle sole andsecured to the middle sole by the last mentioned inseam, and a wear solestitched to said welt.

JAMES B. GREIDER

